GENERAL NEWS

Gold Coast, Abyssinia and other names of African nations before independence

Colonization cost Africa a lot, including the indigenous names of some of its countries. But after independence, several countries changed their names in an effort to completely cut authoritative links from their colonial rulers. Below is the full list of Africa’s 54 countries and colonial territories and what they were …

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Immigration Officer killed by smugglers was shot 6 times; weapon taken – Report

Officials of the Ghana Immigration Service have revealed through Preliminary investigation that their officer who died on Tuesday night had six gunshots from the rear by his attackers largely suspected to be smugglers. The statement issued and signed by one Ibn Yussif Duranah Abdul-Mumin Seidu, added that AICO Michael Out …

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Absence of money should not be basis for ‘review’ of flagship programmes – IMANI

Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, has said current economic crisis should not form a basis for the government to review flagship programs. In a series of tweets, Cudjoe decried the government’s failure to conduct value for money and cost-benefit analyses for …

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Murder of 3 High Court Judges: ‘I think Rawlings, Kojo Tsikata died with the truth’ – Kwabena Agyepong

Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, has spoken about the murder of his father and other judges in 1982 during the era of the Peoples National Defence Council (PNDC). According to him, people high up in power must have given orders for the ‘savage’ murder …

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Government cuts salaries of appointees by up to 30% – Presidency

The presidency has confirmed that appointees will take salary cuts as part of measures approved by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to mitigate hardships in the Ghanaian economy. Government has recently admitted that the economy is in distress amid the rising cost of living, hike in fuel prices and the …

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Police investigates assault of suspect in viral video

The Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB) has commenced investigations into the circumstances that led to the assault of a suspect by some personnel of the service. A video capturing the assault of the handcuffed suspect has been widely circulated on social media. According to a statement from the police, the …

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Presby Church prays for peace at Bawku as midwifery college, hospital partially shuts down

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana has appealed to residents of Bawku in the Upper East Region to allow peace to prevail in the area. A recent eruption in the age-long conflict in the area has partially grounded social and economic activities in the Bawku area. For instance, the Presbyterian Midwifery Training College at …

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The 15 questions in #FixTheCountry RTI request to IGP Dampare

#FixTheCountry Movement and two other NGOs have filed a Right To Information, RTI, request directed at the Ghana Police Service. The two other groups are Democracy Hub and Democratic Accountability Lab. Their request is hinged on demands for official information with respect to the feeding and overall treatment of persons …

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Erosion gradually caving in portions of Cape Coast-Takoradi Highway

The Cape Coast-Takoradi highway is the main road that connects the Central Region to the Western Region. It is the main stretch that also connects some portions of the Central region (Cape Coast, Elmina, Komenda), thus the essence of this highway cannot be overlooked. However, road users are at risk …

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Bono East Region: Middle Belt Authority Commissions Projects As Chief, Beneficiary Communities Shows Appreciation

 14th March 2022, the Chief Executive Officer of Middle Belt Development Authority, Mr. Joe Danquah, commissioned nine projects at Techiman North constituency in the Bono-East region. These projects included 2No. 10 seater water closet toilets with mechanized boreholes and 1No. 3 unit classroom block with an office at Tuobodom, 1No. …

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